{"id":115952,"date":"2026-07-02T05:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T02:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/alarming-the-russians-are-emptying-the-banks-at-a-rate-of-13-billion-rubles-a-day\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:02:38","slug":"alarming-the-russians-are-emptying-the-banks-at-a-rate-of-13-billion-rubles-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/alarming-the-russians-are-emptying-the-banks-at-a-rate-of-13-billion-rubles-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarming! 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